Weta brings Middle-earth to Salt Lake Comic Con 5-7 September!

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Salt Lake Comic Con (SLCC) today announced that Weta will be loading up a container and packing its bags to head for Salt Lake City, Utah – The Crossroads of the West!

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Salt Lake Comic Con takes place Thursday Sep 5 to Saturday Sep 7 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Visitors to the show can expect a Weta booth brimming with art, sculpture, books, props and merchandise, created by the same artists who worked on movies like The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit trilogy, The Adventures of Tintin, District 9 and others.

Fans will also meet some of the Weta Workshop artists and craftspeople at the booth and can get their purchases signed and personalized. Please come and say hello. The crew will be keen to have a chat and to show you some of Weta's very latest pieces. 

"This is our first U.S. outing beyond San Diego Comic-Con that we go to every year and we are absolutely thrilled to have been invited," said Tim Launder, General Manager of Weta Limited.  "We have so many friends and fans across the American continent and we are looking forward to meeting more and making new friends in Salt Lake City. We are very grateful for the invitation and we promise to bring as much cool stuff as we can possibly fit in."

Weta will be disclosing more details in the weeks leading up to Salt Lake Comic Con – subscribe to Weta's free newsletter and be the first to know. All news about the Weta booth will also be on Weta's Facebook page and website.

"Having Weta at Salt Lake Comic Con is very exciting for us and for our fans," said Dan Farr, Show Producer. "This is huge news and is sure to have Weta fans salivating at the chance to meet their favorite characters.  As part of the show, Manu Bennett will be signing autographs at the Weta booth."

Check out the Salt Lake Comic Con website for more information about the show. For sponsorships and booths contact Marie Bowcut at mbowcut@mediaoneutah.com.

ABOUT SALT LAKE COMIC CON:
Salt Lake Comic Con is organized by Dan Farr Productions in partnership with Media One of Utah, a joint operating agreement between the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News, and ABC4/CW30 of the Nexstar Broadcasting Group. Dan Farr Productions is an event and marketing group devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium celebrities and brands in the pop culture arena. Dan Farr Productions is dedicated to producing spectacular celebrations of popular culture that lead the market in providing exceptional and rewarding experiences for our consumers, fans, celebrity guests, vendors and partners. Find out more at: http://www.SaltLakeComicCon.com, http://www.mediaoneutah.com, http://www.abc4.com/.

Press Contacts:
Jeremy Kartchner
Snapp Conner PR
(801) 994-9625
Jeremy@snappconner.com

Bryan Brandenburg
Salt Lake Comic Con
VP of Marketing
bryan@slcomiccon.com
(323) 517-0669

Magnus Hjert
Weta, New Zealand
magnus@wetaNZ.co.nz
+64 4 909 4104

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